Kevin Gavaghan

London Irish artist Kevin Gavaghan is originally from North London and now works from his studio in Hertford. His paintings are collected internationally, including Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, USA, Ireland, Scotland and England and he is known for his brooding and evocative figurative paintings dancing around the fringes of surrealism and abstract art.

Kevin is an advocate for mental health awareness. His paintings are an inner journey of self exploration and emotional memories into his life growing up from the 1970s in a large Irish family whilst coping with the complexity of life with Tourette’s and anxiety related illnesses. He sees the past and its content as informing the present and the decisions we make in our daily lives.

Kevin touches on some challenging subjects, such as growing up with Tourette’s and anxiety, religion and politics within the Irish community, relationships and the loss of loved ones as well the challenges we all face but hide from our public persona.

Part of his process is to collects images and photographs, as well as making notes and drawings that reflects a memory at a point in time. These inform the emotional connection that he feels about any given moment in his past.
He creates organical...

Having left school at in 1986 age 16 i went on to study Technical design at Vauxhall College in west London where I trained as a draughtsman for 4 years leaving in 1990.
I am a self taught artist.

AdLib Gallery Fulham London 3rd to 16th February 2020
Talented Art Fair 6-9th March 2020
Cult House Shortlist Exhibition Nov 2019
Guerrilla Zoo - Modern Panic Exhibition Nov 2019
Finalist Exhibition - Art Depot Open. London - 18 July - 30 August
West Sussex Art Fair : Goodwood Race Course May 2019
An Anxious Mind-Solo Exhibition : Ply Gallery London March 2019
Bow Arts Open Studio Exhibition - Manor Park - 2018

Thatch House Exhibition - Hammersmith - 2016
Thatch House Exhibition - Hammersmith - 2016
Lord Palmerston Exhibition - Tufnell Park, Highgate - 2016
Andover Arms Exhibition - Brackenbury Village, West London - 2013